Retrospective

[darkemeralds]

I was just standing here eating broccoli when it occurred to me how odd both of those things are. I switched to a standing workstation a couple of months ago, and somewhere in the last year or two I've finally managed to make vegetables a part of my everyday life. I believe, but can't prove, that each of these changes has been good for my health.

So I got to wondering what else I've changed in the last few years.



I mean, life constantly changes, the river is new every day, etc. But here are some highlights since July 2009:

• I bought my first bike just under four years ago and started bike-commuting. My bike-commute rate has stayed so near 100% ever since that
• I sold my car two years ago
• I lost 65 lbs and have somehow managed to keep it off
• I totally (with deliberate intent) changed my wardrobe and personal style a year ago
• I've been gluten-free for well over three years (I've slipped a bit in the last month, and boy could I tell the difference)
• It's been five years since I had a panic attack
• Somewhere in there, I went from being a permanent government worker-bee to a career short-timer

I feel like these things are intertwined in a vague causal relationship, in such a way that, to my astonishment, life is actually getting better as I get older. Five years ago I would not have predicted that.

Comments

[sasha_feather]

Wow, those are great changes! Congrats!

[chordatesrock]

Congratulations! That's very impressive.

[hunningham]

Yes, I've found that life gets better as I get older, and it's been a very nice surprise. I've loved my forties, and would not be young again for love nor money. There was a UK study a couple of years ago (published in the Journal of I Read This Someplace?) which shows that for a lot of people the happiest time of their life is their seventies.

[pandarus]

Kudos!

...and on an entirely different note, I want to send you s postcard. If you are amenable to this notion, drop me a line at thingsinvisibletosee at gmail

[tehomet]

Awesome!